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Fargo mayor, health officials urge people to get vaccinated

By JAMES MacPHERSONSeptember 24, 2021 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Fargo’s mayor and health officials made an urgent appeal Friday for North Dakota residents to get vaccinated and wear masks indoors as coronavirus cases surge.

Mayor Tim Mahoney, who is also a general surgeon, said hospitals and medical staffs are overwhelmed.

Project promoted to pipe river water across North Dakota

By JAMES MacPHERSONAugust 2, 2021 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — With North Dakota in the midst of a prolonged dry spell not seen in years, officials are promoting a decades-long idea of piping Missouri River water across the state to central and eastern North Dakota to combat future drought conditions there, especially in Fargo.

Consortium, loan announced for Fargo flood project

By JAMES MacPHERSONJune 18, 2021 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A $2.75 billion project aimed at protecting Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota, from chronic flooding gained ground Friday with the acceptance of a massive federal loan and the pick of a international consortium to build a key piece.

BCI to investigate Fargo officer’s actions during protest

July 10, 2020 GMT

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation will conduct an independent review of Fargo's former deputy police chief, who went undercover without telling anyone during a May gathering in memory of George Floyd, the attorney general's office said Friday...

Black leaders say Fargo officials aren’t addressing demands

June 17, 2020 GMT

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo's mayor and police chief are responding to complaints they have stopped talking with black leaders in the city about a list of demands that grew out of protests over George Floyd's death and racial inequality...

Powerful winter storm lingers in Upper Midwest

DAVE KOLPACKDecember 30, 2019 GMT

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A fierce winter storm that created blizzard conditions in parts of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota shut down interstates, led to hundreds of vehicle crashes and brought a metropolitan area of more than 200,000 people to a standstill on Monday morning...

Minnesota lawmakers, labor make push against wage theft

By STEVE KARNOWSKIFebruary 6, 2019 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers and labor leaders began a push Wednesday to stiffen penalties on employers who fail to pay workers the wages they're owed, a top priority for House Democrats this session...